Minor in History

21 credit hours

 A Minor in History requires 21 hours of coursework. These hours must be distributed in the following way.

1) Lower-Division Electives: Choose any three (9 credit hours) of the four history courses in the Kent Core, all of which meet the University Diversity Requirement:

HIST 11050: World History: Ancient/Medieval

HIST 11051: World History: Modern

HIST 12070: Early America: From Pre-Colonization to Civil War and Reconstructions

HIST 12071: Modern America: From Industrialization to Globalization

2) Upper-Division Electives: At least four upper division history courses (12 credit hours) in which students take at least two courses (6 credit hours) from the Area Studies Electives and at least two courses (6 credit hours) from the Thematic Studies Electives. Because course offerings change from year to year, students should check the University catalog for the most up-to-date list of which courses may be applied to the Area Studies or Thematic Studies Electives.

            A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required to satisfy the history minor.  All courses in the history minor must be graded.  No pass/fail courses or workshops will be accepted as credit in fulfilling the minor.

 A Minor in History requires 21 hours of coursework.  These hours must be distributed in the following way.

1) Lower-Division Electives: Choose any three (9 credit hours) of the four history courses in the Kent Core, all of which meet the University Diversity Requirement:

HIST 11050: World History: Ancient/Medieval

HIST 11051: World History: Modern

HIST 12070: Early America: From Pre-Colonization to Civil War and Reconstruction

HIST 12071: Modern America: From Industrialization to Globalization

2) Upper-Division Electives: At least four upper-division history courses (12 hours), distributed to include at least 3 hours in each of the following concentrations: United States History, European History (including British History and Russian History), Pre-1800 History, and Global History (12 hours total). Because course offerings change from year to year, students should check the University catalog from the appropriate catalog year for the most up-to-date list of which courses may be applied to which concentration 

            A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required to satisfy the history minor.  All courses in the history minor must be graded.  No pass/fail courses or workshops will be accepted as credit in fulfilling the minor.